Social Stratification

Social stratification is the division of society into different layers whose members have unequal access to social opportunities and rewards. The theory that I think best explains social stratification is Max Weber’s theory of wealth, power and prestige. I think it best describes why some people have more access to opportunities and rewards than others because for one the more economic resources someone has obviously they have more access to things that average people …

…or hold a prestigious standing in order to have a chance to be in the upper strata of society. If there are no chances, for example, to go to school because you had to quit school to help support your family of course you are going to have limited and unequal access to social chances and rewards and will be in a lower strata of society than someone who is a physician or a politician.